Monday, January 19, 2009

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE 

A few posts back, I-Was-There-And-Back-Again commented on this photo, saying the chair looked like it had droopy rabbit ears.


One week later, the chair looks like this:


On the deck, there is also this for me to look at, every time I glance out the back door.


The umbrella will need to be replaced next spring, so I guess no one has bothered to put it away for the winter. It hasn’t outlived its usefulness YET, however, as the chickadees were picking at it last spring to get tufts of fabric for their nests, and most likely will do so again this coming spring. 

It’s a little unsightly, so it tends to give me a pang of guilt and embarrassment every time I see it, but it does stand as a reminder that the seasons come and go and come again; what is snowy now will be hot with sunshine in a few months, that’s for certain. 

"In the past, He let all nations go their own way. Yet He has not left Himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; He provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy." ~ Acts 14:16-17

5 comments:

  1. That's a lot of snow. We have a lot too and it hasn't been melting. Thanks for telling me what the little critters were.

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  2. The umbrella is like a finger stretched towards the sky showing hope in better days by the grace of God .Amazing photos of the chair completely buried in the snow.Love
    Michel

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  3. Yeah, I already figured we were in the same ball park, age-wise! How's your snow? I bet you are buried compared to us!

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  4. Have a homeschooling snow day!  Make some snow ice cream.

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